Tool for twisting wax-ends.



No. 715,086. Patentd Dec. 2. I902,

E; KISS.

TOOL FOR TWISTING WAX ENDS.

(Application filed Mar. 7, 1902.:

'(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMRY KISS, OF LORAIN, OHIO.

TOOL FORTWISTING WAX-ENDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,086, dated December19 2- Application filed March 7, 1902.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMRY KISS, a citizen of the United States, residingat Lorain, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Tools for Twisting I/VaX-Ends;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inshoemakers tools for twisting wax-ends, and has for its object toconstruct a device particularly adapted for use by shoemakers in makingwhat are known in the trade as wax-ends.

Briefly described, the invention consists of a pear-shaped body having atapering handle extending from its smaller end and a hook secured in itslarger end. The thread from which the wax-ends are formed is connectedonto this hook, and one end of the doubled thread is held in the hand ofthe operator, while the handle or stem connected to the pear-shaped bodyis rolled on the limb of the operator to twist the threads togetherprior to and during the waxing process.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and whereinlike numerals of reference will be employed to indicate like partsthroughout the different views, in which- Figure 1 is an illustrativeview showing the manner of using my improved device. Fig. 2 is a detailplan View of the device.

The device consists of a pear-shaped body 1, from the smaller end ofwhich projects a handle or stem 2, that tapers throughout its lengthtoward the free end. Connected to the larger end of the pear-shaped body1 in any suitable manner and in line with the handle or stem 2 is a hook3, with which the thread 4 is engaged, the other end of the thread orstrands of thread being adapted to be held in the hand of the operator,as fully illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

In the making of wax-ends the thread from which they are made isdoubled, and the con- Serial No. 97,067. (No model.

nected ends of the strands are looped over the hook 3. The other ends ofthe strands of the thread are held in thehand of the operator, and thestem or handle 2 is placed on the leg and rolled backward and forward bythe hand of the operator, so as to twist the strands of the threadtogether. The wax is generally applied to the twisted strands by thehand employed for rolling the stem to twist the threads, as it will beobserved that the operator may readily holdthe device while using theone hand for waxing. To this end the stem 2 may be inserted between andheld by the legs of the operator, or when merely laid in the lap of theoperator the weight of the device prevents the untwisting of the threadsas long as they are held taut.

1n the practice of the invention it will be observed that variouschanges may be made in the details of construction without departingfrom the general spirit of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a device of the characterdescribed, a pear-shaped body having a handle or stem connected to oneend, and a hook to the other end, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character described, a pear-shaped body having atapering handle connected to one end, and means connected to theopposite end for holding a thread, substantially as described.

3. In a device of the character described, a pear-shaped body having atapering handle or stem connected to its smaller end, and meansconnected to the larger end for holding a thread, substantially asdescribed.

4.. In a device of the character described, a pear-shaped body having atapering handle or stem connected to its smaller end, and a hookconnected to its larger end in line with the tapering handle or stem,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMRY KISS.

Witnesses:

JOHN BONNER, GEO. E. HALL.

